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News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of SacramentoMon, 19 Mar 2018 14:56:35 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/1e592dab1a834e9f02fdb648f19487a6?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.pngEntertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com
‘Black Panther’ Tops Box Office For 5th Straight Weekendhttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/18/black-panther-tops-box-office-for-5th-straight-weekend/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/18/black-panther-tops-box-office-for-5th-straight-weekend/#respondMon, 19 Mar 2018 01:33:20 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=513955Not since "Avatar" has a box-office hit had the kind of staying power of "Black Panther." ]]>NEW YORK (AP) — Not since “Avatar” has a box-office hit had the kind of staying power of “Black Panther.” Ryan Coogler’s comic-book sensation on Sunday became the first film since James Cameron’s 2009 smash to top the weekend box office five straight weekends.

The Disney release grossed $27 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates, pushing its domestic haul to $605.4 million. Worldwide, “Black Panther” has grossed more than $1.1 billion.

Though “Black Panther” has had little competition to contend with throughout February and March, such consistency is especially rare in today’s movie-going world. Before “Avatar,” the last film to do it was 1999’s “The Sixth Sense.”

That left second place to the MGM-Warner Bros.’ rebooted “Tomb Raider,” starring Alicia Vikander as the archaeologist adventurer Lara Croft. The $90 million film opened with $23.5 million, largely failing to stir much excitement among moviegoers. Critics gave it mediocre reviews (49 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and ticket-buyers responded with a “meh,” giving it a B CinemaScore.

With Vikander stepping in for Angelina Jolie, Roar Uthaug’s “Tomb Raider” is an attempt to rekindle a video game-adapted franchise that faded quickly the first time around. The 2001 original opened $47.7 million and grossed $274.7 million worldwide, but the big-budget 2003 sequel flopped, opening with $21.8 million domestically and grossing $156.5 million worldwide.

Jeff Goldstein, distribution chief for Warner Bros., said “Tomb Raider” came close to studio expectations in North America but that international ticket sales were a primary focus. “Tomb Raider” was no. 1 overseas, grossing $84.5 million, including a $41.1 million in China.

“International was always a key part of the strategy,” Goldstein said.

Of course, the continuing success of “Black Panther” also didn’t help “Tomb Raider.” When release dates were being set a year ago, few could have foreseen “Black Panther” no. 1 five weeks in. “How could you?” Goldstein said.

“Black Panther” has shown considerably fewer legs in China, however. Though it has grossed $96 million in two weeks of release in China, “Black Panther” slid steeply in its second weekend.

Yet last week, “Black Panther” even bested Disney’s own “A Wrinkle in Time,” Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s 1962 novel of the same name. In its second week, “A Wrinkle in Time” dropped 50 percent with $16.6 million in ticket sales.

The surprise of the weekend was the Lionsgate-Roadside Attractions Christian drama “I Can Only Imagine,” which grossed $17.1 million on 1,629 screens — less than half the number that “Black Panther,” ”Tomb Raider” and “A Winkle in Time” played on. The film, which co-stars Dennis Quaid and Cloris Leachman, cost only $7 million to make. It stars J. Michael Finley as the singer behind one of the most popular Christian songs, by the band MercyMe.

“I Can Only Imagine” doubled expectations by sticking to the typical tactic of “faith-based” releases with a grassroots marketing effort that focused on Southern, Southwestern and suburban moviegoers. Eighty percent of the audience was over 35.

It’s the biggest opening weekend ever for Roadside Attractions, the 15-year-old indie distributor whose previous titles include “Mud” and “Manchester by the Sea.”

“We did really work the film. Starting with the beginning of October, we were screening the film for faith-based influencers,” said Roadside co-founder Howard Cohen. “So it had a really classic playbook for these type of movies. But a lot of movies do it and it doesn’t work as well.”

Playing to a virtually opposite audience was 20th Century Fox’s “Love, Simon,” the first film from a major Hollywood studio featuring a gay teen protagonist. Whereas “I Can Only Imagine” catered to the suburbs, “Love, Simon” thrived mainly in urban areas.

Greg Berlanti’s film, adapted from the best-selling young-adult novel “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,” stars Nick Robinson as a gay 17-year-old who has yet to come out when another closeted boy from his high school begins an anonymous e-mail romance. The film garnered strong reviews (91 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences agreed, giving it an A-plus CinemaScore.

“I feel good that we released this film. I feel great that we had the kind of exit polls that we did,” said Chris Aronson, distribution chief for Fox. “I think audiences are going to continue to find this jewel of a film that Greg Berlanti created.”

Fox Searchlight’s Oscar winner “The Shape of Water” also launched in China this weekend with $10.4 million following its best-picture win. The biggest post-Oscars boost has been overseas, where “The Shape of Water” grossed $17 million over the weekend.

According to comScore, the weekend was down 50 percent from the same weekend in 2017 when Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” opened with a record-breaking $174.8 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers also are included. Final three-day domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. “Black Panther,” $27 million ($30 million international).

2. “Tomb Raider,” $23.5 million ($84.5 million international).

3. “I Can Only Imagine,” $17.1 million ($195,000 international).

4. “A Wrinkle in Time,” $16.6 million ($3.2 million international).

5. “Love, Simon,” $11.5 million.

6. “Game Night,” $5.6 million ($3.7 million international).

7. “Peter Rabbit,” $5.2 million ($14.5 million international).

8. “Strangers: Prey at Night,” $4.8 million.

9. “Red Sparrow,” $4.5 million ($8.9 million international).

10. “Death Wish,” $3.4 million ($1.3 million international).

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/18/black-panther-tops-box-office-for-5th-straight-weekend/feed/0Keep It Reel: ‘A Wrinkle in Time’http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/15/keep-it-reel-a-wrinkle-in-time/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/15/keep-it-reel-a-wrinkle-in-time/#respondThu, 15 Mar 2018 23:42:51 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=512790By Marc Woodfork “A Wrinkle in Time” tells the story of a young girl, Meg Murry, played wonderfully by actress Storm Reid, who is in search of her father who mysteriously disappears while working on a physics experiment that may make time travel a reality. After four or five years of realizing that her father […]]]>By Marc Woodfork

“A Wrinkle in Time” tells the story of a young girl, Meg Murry, played wonderfully by actress Storm Reid, who is in search of her father who mysteriously disappears while working on a physics experiment that may make time travel a reality. After four or five years of realizing that her father may never be found, her younger extremely gifted brother introduces her to three otherworldly guides, played by Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, and Mindy Kaling.

Seems like a great story. Sadly, it isn’t. “Wrinkle in Time” is a mess. It’s one of those stories that should have remained in book form. Lots of novels don’t make good films and this is certainly one them. The book was published in 1962, at a time when people thought differently about space and time travel. Those ideas and perceptions didn’t translate well for this adaptation. I understand that it is a book for and about children, but I can’t see theaters full of kids getting into this.

Visually, like most Disney films, it’s beautiful. Disney rarely fails to impress with the look of their movies. Surprisingly, the child actors are excellent. They manage to upstage the older more experienced actors. In particular, Deric McCabe who plays the younger brother of Storm Reid does a remarkable job. It’s by far the best role in the film. Having an all-star cast such as Oprah, Reese, and Mindy still doesn’t save the film.

Outside of the visual effects, the story is mundane, uninspiring, and at times boring. The script lacks the heart required for the story. By the time the end finally arrives, you’re left with a “what was that?” impression.

If the DEA, Mexican drug lords, and International mercenaries mixed with dark comedy is your thing, then the film “Gringo” is something you’ll love.

“Gringo” stars David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, and Joel Edgerton. David Oyelowo’s character Harold works hard and tries to do the right things, but finds himself caught up in a drug scam with his employer and his wife is having an affair with his boss/ best friend.

On a business trip to Mexico, Harold unknowingly gets wrapped up in a bad drug deal and things go from bad to worse. “Gringo” works because it doesn’t take itself too seriously. There are multiple storylines taking place and the filmmakers do a good job of not making a mess of them.

The pace of the film doesn’t slow down or drag. You do get sucked into the dark comedy and find yourself laughing at scenes that wouldn’t be funny in normal circumstances. The cast takes their roles and just has fun with them. Charlize Therons’ character is such a departure from anything she has done before.

There are moments when the story becomes erratic and loses its way, but it gets itself back on track rather quickly and the chaos ramps up. “Gringo” is certainly not for the kids or the faint of heart. It probably won’t be a box office hit either. But it will find its audience and they will thoroughly enjoy it.

“The Good Fight” is the perfect show for today’s shifting culture in Hollywood and beyond. It deals with challenges for women in the workplace, life in the Trump era and the effects of gun violence in Chicago. Tony Award Christine Baranski stars as Diane Lockhart and leads a talented cast as the show heads into season two on CBS All Access.

Baranski and co-star Cush Jumbo chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about their careers, what to expect on this season of the show and the impact of the changes in the entertainment industry over the past year.

DJ Sixsmith: How would you both describe your experience on “The Good Fight” so far?

Christine Baranski: Creatively, it’s really exciting this season. The writers have decided to pull out the stops and really address what’s going on in our crazy world and have the characters react to this crazy landscape we are all living in. It’s going to be a funnier show than it has ever been and also deal with a lot of issues head on that are going to be very exciting for viewers.

Cush Jumbo: It goes very dark and gets very funny at the same time.

DS: How have your characters grown since “The Good Wife?”

CB: I’ve been doing this character for nine years. It’s funny though, for seven of the nine years, we rarely saw Diane lose her cool. She was the cool sensible one in the room and the grown-up. She suffered tragedies and we’ve known this character as someone who is resilient, dignified and well-dressed. In this season, which is my ninth season, she becomes unhinged and kind of loses it in all kinds of different ways in her behavior, thinking and values system. For me, it’s been my favorite season.

CJ: What’s going on with Diane is having an effect on all the characters in the firm because she has always been the secure linchpin for everybody. For Lucca, that represents her becoming pregnant like I became pregnant. She’s going through that at the firm and not wanting to show any vulnerability, but she really needs some support. That’s been interesting too.

DS: What’s been the greatest challenge of your professional careers?

CJ: Filming pregnant. I’m currently eight months pregnant and we wear amazing clothes on our show and high heels. That’s hard, but I enjoy what I do so much. I’ve found it to be quite a cathartic experience to be going through this on-screen and off-screen at the same time. I joined the show via Christine and seeing Lucca develop has been a crazy exciting challenge of how much a character can be developed just by you doing and writing. It’s been amazing.

CB: Cush is about to begin that journey. Honestly, being a working mother and a working actress is utterly challenging. My kids are grown up and I now have two grandchildren, it’s wonderful. I’m so glad, I loved those years and I wouldn’t trade them for anything, but it takes a lot of stamina. It’s still not an issue that is dealt with enough in our society. How do we allow women to have families and not give up their careers? Especially a legal career, which takes years to get a law degree and years to get traction. Why should a woman be punished if she has a child and have to give up all those years because she simply can’t put in the hours. Acting is a pretty demanding profession. I admire so much the women who manage to do it and have healthy, happy families and marriages. It’s a real trick.

DS: Those conversations are becoming more common thanks to the shift occurring in Hollywood. What do you make of all the changes we’ve seen in the last six months?

CB: It’s great and it’s overdue. I think as messy as it is right now and the rhetoric can get really strident and angry on both sides, I think the fact that we’re talking about this and it’s out in the open means everything. We just have to keep up a dialogue and say, ‘what can we do, let’s just keep looking at this.’ For so long, we chose not to look at it and accept what it was in order to keep some system in place that kept things going. That’s men and women saying, ‘I can’t speak out of the sake of my career.’ It will remain messy, but eventually we really achieve a real clarity and change.

DS: Finally, what can people expect on the next episode of “The Good Fight?”

CB: Things are just beginning to heat up. I would say starting from episode one, we hit the ground running because we’re living in this crazy world. Let me just say that each episode presents a different issue that’s going on right now in the culture as well as living in this strange age we’re living in of gun violence, the Trump world and how people are dealing with the stridency of the dialogue. We have pro-Trump people in the law firm and we have anti-Trump people. There’s a lot of classing and it’s really interesting and makes for great television.

CJ: The metaphorical idea that the people who are holding up the justice system are now being attacked the other way around, aren’t always the right people and aren’t always doing the right things.

Trusting your gut is essential in life, but especially in the game of Survivor! Did you miss the showdown this week? Here’s what you missed on this week’s episode of Survivor: Ghost Island,

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Naviti

At the Naviti tribe, it sure was a Chris vs. Dom battle among the tribe. Chris is influencing the majority of his tribe that Dom is sneaky and that he should get voted out next. Since day one, Chris has been bitter about him, especially after Dom showing him a fake idol.

Meanwhile, Dom is forming his alliance with Wendell, the furniture designer, as well as Laurel, the Yale Graduate. These two want to work with Dom, because let’s face it, Chris is just annoying them all. What no one knows is that in this episode, Dom received the Legacy Advantage from Morgan, who was voted out at last Tribal Council. The Legacy Advantage was initially Sierra’s from Survivor: Game Changers. The Legacy Advantage is a type of advantage that gives you Immunity from Tribal Council in the first merger or final six. The Legacy Advantage is a massive advantage for Dom, and he remains to keep this part of his game a secret.

Reward Challenge and Ghost Island

The aggressive water wrestle is back from Survivor: Millenials vs. Gen. X! This challenge was from the on the 33rd season of Survivor, and man is it rough! Each tribe divides into mini-teams that compete against one another in the ocean. The two tribe teams of two have to retrieve one ring and wrestle for it in the water. The first person to be touching both the ring and a post, get the point for their tribe. The first tribe that reached three points in this Reward Challenge won peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with a glass of milk! The losing tribe would be left hungry along with one person sent to Ghost Island.

Elbows were flying, water was splashing, and the castaways physical abilities were tested! It was an aggressive sight to watch, but it was Naviti that won the award. The Naviti tribe decided that Malolo had to pull rocks to determine who would go to Ghost Island. While choosing, Kellyn said that “pulling rocks is my biggest fear on Survivor.” The Survivor Gods answered to her, and she was the one to be sent to Ghost Island for the night.

At Ghost Island, as tradition, Kellyn hit an urn entering the camp, and she was given a “game of chance” to play. The chance was that if she won the game, she would receive an advantage, however, if she lost the game, her vote would be lost as well at next Tribal Council. Kellyn trusted her gut and decided not to play the game at all. She explains that in life, we must always trust our guts. She backs up her wise statement by explaining how she recently ended her marriage and is now changing her life because she’s trusting her instincts.

Immunity Challenge

“Never give up – it is not over until it’s over. ” – Jeff Probst

The Immunity Challenge this week was complete teamwork. The first tribe to pull a treasure chest through a series of events won Immunity. This challenge was also an exhausting one to watch.

Each tribe had to make their way pulling a chest out of the ocean, over a bridge, and onto a platform. After hauling the chest, the tribe had to throw balls onto a thin, tall shelf-beam. The first tribe that got their balls to balance on their shelf won Immunity. By a landslide, Malolo was taking the lead the entire challenge. Because they were unable to finish the last obstacle fast enough, Naviti snuck in quickly and won Immunity for their tribe!

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Tribal Council

It’s night 12 heading to Tribal Council, and the Malolo tribe is worried. Before Tribal, the tribe was split up into five original Naviti castaways vs. four original Malolo. The initial five Naviti are confident and plan to vote either Michael or Brendan out. Michael on the other hand, reveals to his three original Malolo tribe, Jenna, Brendan, and Steph, that he has an Idol. Michael found James’ idol from Survivor China in last week’s episode. Michael plans on using it at the Tribal.

At Tribal, Michael throws Bradley under the bus because he’s been very cocky and whiny on the tribe. He explains to the tribe that he should be the next one out, and even tries to convince some of the five to flip votes. Because his confidence was falling, Michael revealed his Immunity Idol to the entire tribe before casting the votes. He then stretches the truth about the idol and says the idol can save TWO people, hoping that this would create fear for the original five Naviti. (We know though that the idol only saves one person though).

In the end, Michael used his idol, but for the wrong person. He saved Steph, but it was Brendan who needed it! No one flipped, and Brendan was voted out at Tribal Council. What will happen to the remaining three original Malolo now on their tribe? Be sure to continue watching next week!

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/15/survivor-ghost-island-episode-three-recap-trust-your-gut/feed/0Keep it Reel: SXSW Pt. 1http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/keep-it-reel-sxsw/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/keep-it-reel-sxsw/#respondWed, 14 Mar 2018 18:25:38 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=513253What started in 1987 as a small regional music festival, has blossomed into an annual super fest. SXSW has become one of the premier festivals to attend. ]]>By Marc Woodfork

What started in 1987 as a small regional music festival, has blossomed into an annual super fest. SXSW has become one of the premier festivals to attend. No longer exclusive to music, it has expanded into films, television, gaming and interactive content. The film festival portion attracts all the major studios and a who’s who of A-list talent. Walking the floor of the convention hall is a mind-numbing experience in itself. A must see for all the tech heads.

The convention floor is overflowing with robotics and augmented reality — not to mention the number of virtual reality booths that are present. If you enjoy conventions, SXSW is certainly a different experience. It’s unlike the more familiar comic cons. As a colleague eloquently stated, “this place is too smart for me”. That might be the case for the neutral convention attendee.

Now SXSW at night is a totally different experience. The event is generally located in the downtown area of Austin. This is where the bars and music venues are. After dark, the streets are filled with the most eclectic mix of people you’ll ever see in one place. From hipsters to millennials, to hippies and societies “forgotten.” Old and young all walking the streets looking to have fun. The amount of food trucks is staggering. I thought Texas was world famous for the barbecue, which I’m sure it still is, but the number of pizza joints here really surprised me.

Day One was certainly eye-opening, we’ll see what day two has to offer up.

Many young actors work as bartenders while waiting for their acting careers to catch a big break. For stage and television star Alan Cumming, he took the opposite path.

Cumming, whose new CBS drama “Instinct” casts him as a former CIA operative helping the New York police stop a serial killer, was joined by CBS2’s Chris Wragge to answer questions from Facebook about his acting career, playing the first leading gay character in an American network television drama, and how he ended up bartending in New York City.

“I went to drama school in Scotland,” he said. “I wasn’t very good at many other things, so when people started going a bit nuts that I was good at (acting), I thought I better stick with this.”

After three decades of performances earning him a Tony award and several Emmy nominations, Cumming opened his own place in Manhattan’s East Village.

“I think about it as one of my greatest artistic achievements,” he said. “It started out as parties I would have in my dressing room after I did ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway. My dressing room became known as ‘Club Cumming’ and that’s the name of the bar.

“It was about that spirit of all sorts of different people of all ages, genders and sexualities all coming togther,” said Cumming. “There would be performance and dancing and just kindness. I put that out to the world and people came to the bar and sort of manifested it.”

Cumming’s character on “Instinct,” Dr. Dylan Reinhart, is introduced as a gifted author and university professor living a quiet life teaching psychopathic behavior before a series of violent crimes disrupt his life.

Cumming’s previous major television role was political strategist Eli Gold on the CBS drama “The Good Wife.”

“Eli was such a nutty character,” said Cumming. “What I loved about it was that eventually people were excited to see how’s he going to react to something because they knew so much stuff pissed him off. I really liked that I had a relationship with the audience that they did the work for me.

“Before you’d come on screen, they would be like ‘Oh, what’s he going to do?'” he said. “I’d never had that before.”

Based on a James Patterson novel, Cumming read up about the lead of “Instinct” working with NYPD detective Lizzie Needham — played by Bojana Novakovic — to catch a murderer that uses the doctor’s first book as a tutorial.

“It was kind of funny reading a book and thinking this could be my life, but it was such a page turner,” Cumming said. “I’ve never played a character with so many different facets, almost too many really. He’s married to this man, and he left the CIA for love, so in a way he’s going back into it – there’s some issues, there’s a lot going on.

“The spirit of it reminds me of the cop shows I used to watch when I was a little boy – slightly screwball but also a good mystery,” he said.

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/alan-cumming-instinct/feed/0Heather Locklear Charged With Batteryhttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/13/heather-locklear-battery/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/13/heather-locklear-battery/#respondTue, 13 Mar 2018 21:03:39 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=513129Heather Locklear is facing multiple charges of battery against law enforcement personnel who responded to a domestic disturbance call at her home last month.]]>(CNN) — Heather Locklear is facing multiple charges of battery against law enforcement personnel who responded to a domestic disturbance call at her home last month.

The “Melrose Place” star was charged with five misdemeanor counts: four counts of battery on a peace officer and one count of resisting, obstructing, or delaying a peace officer, Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Tom Dunlevy told CNN.

Deputies were called to Locklear’s home in Thousand Oaks, California, on February 26 in response to an incident between Locklear and her boyfriend.

Authorities said the actress was “extremely uncooperative and physically combative” with the responding sheriff’s deputies.

Locklear was taken into custody after deputies found evidence to support the claim that Locklear had battered her boyfriend, causing injury, authorities said.

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/13/heather-locklear-battery/feed/0Fashion Designer Givenchy Dies At Age 91http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/12/givenchy-dead-at-91/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/12/givenchy-dead-at-91/#respondMon, 12 Mar 2018 20:13:51 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=512944His longtime partner, former haute couture designer Philippe Venet, revealed in a statement to AFP that Givenchy died in his sleep on Saturday.]]>(CNN) — Fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, a pioneer in high-end ready-to-wear clothing and famous for styling Audrey Hepburn’s little black dress in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” has died at the age of 91, the House of Givenchy confirmed on Monday via its official Twitter account.

“The House of Givenchy is sad to report the passing of its founder Hubert de Givenchy, a major personality of the world of French Haute Couture and a gentleman who symbolized Parisian chic and elegance for more than half a century. He will be greatly missed,” the company announced.

His longtime partner, former haute couture designer Philippe Venet, revealed in a statement to AFP that Givenchy died in his sleep on Saturday.

Givenchy entered the world of fashion in 1944 at the age of 17, training under Parisian designer Jacques Fath.

Before long, he had moved on to designing for several major fashion houses including Robert Piguet, Lucien Lelong and Elsa Schiaparelli.

Givenchy was in his mid-20s when he threw caution to the wind and launched his eponymous label in 1952. He maintained low overhead costs to keep down the prices of his designs.

His first collection — which championed the concept of separates and featured flawlessly detailed embroidered pieces, chic silk prints and sophisticated ball gowns — immediately drew international recognition.

From the off, he blazed a trail of innovation in the industry starting with his “Bettina blouse,” named for popular French 1950s supermodel Bettina Graziani, which reintroduced tailored shirts into high fashion.

But Givenchy was perhaps best known for his decades-long friendship with his muse Audrey Hepburn, which blossomed while she was filming her 1954 hit “Sabrina.”

Givenchy continued to style her outfits for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Funny Face” and “How to Steal a Million” and their friendship would endure until Hepburn’s death from cancer in 1993.

“It was a kind of marriage,” Givenchy told the UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper in 2015. “Little by little, our friendship grew and with it a confidence in each other,” he added.

“There (was never) any criticism of the other person, no upsets.”

Enduring legacy

Over the years, the haute couturier became a firm favorite of some of the world’s most glamorous and highly admired A-listers.

When Jackie Kennedy accompanied her husband to Paris in 1961, she turned to Givenchy to help dress her.

“It was not the same relationship or friendship that I had with Audrey,” the couturier said in 2012 of his work with Kennedy. “The American people felt emotion for Jackie, but they preferred to have an American couturier design her dresses when they came to France for a state visit. Jackie asked for more than 10 or 15 pieces, saying ‘I don’t know if I can be dressed by a French designer.'”

He continued: “We did all the fittings in secret. Then after the event at Versailles, Jackie sent me a little postcard to tell me that General de Gaulle gave her a very nice compliment. He said, ‘Madame, this evening you look like a Parisienne.'”

During his illustrious career, Givenchy also styled the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Princess Grace of Monaco.

Today, his label continues to be relevant and innovative, remaining incredibly popular with celebrity fans including Beyoncé, Kanye West and Rihanna. Beyoncé’s love of the fashion house’s style is well-known, with her having worn its creations to the last five Met Galas she attended between 2012 and 2016 (she didn’t attend the gala in 2017).

Fashion elite mourn

Givenchy gave up the fashion house in 1988 — it has been under the ownership of luxury goods group LVMH since then — with the founder retiring after his final collection in 1995.

On Monday, Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of the LVMH Group, issued a statement expressing his sadness at the passing of Givenchy.

“I am deeply saddened by the death of Hubert de Givenchy. He was among those designers who placed Paris firmly at the heart of world fashion post 1950 while creating a unique personality for his own fashion label,” Arnault said.

“In both prestigious long dresses and daywear, Hubert de Givenchy has brought together two rare qualities: to be innovative and timeless. I extend my most sincere condolences to his family and to all those who have known him,” he continued.

Upon news of the aristocratic designer’s death, many used social media to share their condolences.

“Farewell, Hubert de Givenchy, whose work with Audrey Hepburn defined the relationship between designer and muse, but who was also so much more,” wrote New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman on Twitter.

Nina García, Elle magazine’s editor-in-chief, posted: “RIP Hubert de Givenchy. A true couturier. ‘The eternal apprentice’ as he liked to call himself. He believed in beauty and he left us a more beautiful world. He dressed stars and created fashion icons like Audrey Hepburn. I hope you can now reunite with your teacher Balenciaga.”

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/12/givenchy-dead-at-91/feed/0Tim McGraw Collapses On Stage During Dublin Showhttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/12/tim-mcgraw-collapses/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/12/tim-mcgraw-collapses/#respondMon, 12 Mar 2018 14:00:03 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=512844Country singer Tim McGraw had to cut short his set when he collapsed on stage due to dehydration at a show in Dublin, Ireland, over the weekend.]]>(CNN) — Country singer Tim McGraw had to cut short his set when he collapsed on stage due to dehydration at a show in Dublin, Ireland, over the weekend.

McGraw had just finished his song “Humble and Kind” at the “Country to Country” festival Sunday when he slumped to his knees.

After about 20 minutes, McGraw’s wife, fellow country star Faith Hill, went on stage to inform concertgoers what happened.

“He’s been super dehydrated and I apologize,” she said. “But I made the decision that he cannot come back out onstage.”

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/12/tim-mcgraw-collapses/feed/0Barack Obama In Talks With Netflix For ‘Production’ Dealhttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/09/obama-netflix-talks/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/09/obama-netflix-talks/#respondFri, 09 Mar 2018 14:53:06 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=512549Talks are underway between former president Barack Obama and Netflix, according to a source familiar with the discussions.]]>(CNN Money) — Barack Obama might appear on-camera as the moderator of a new series on Netflix. Or he might stay off-camera as a producer of a show about uplifting American stories.

Or maybe he’ll do both.

Talks are underway between Obama and Netflix, according to a source familiar with the discussions.

The source characterized it as a “production partnership” and said the deal has not been finalized yet.

If it happens, both the former president and his wife, Michelle, will be involved in a series of shows for Netflix.

It would be a triumph for the streaming service, providing the kind of exclusive programming that sells subscriptions. And it would give the Obamas a platform to reach a huge audience around the world.

Netflix says it has more than 117 million subscribers, 55 million of whom are in the United States.

News of the talks was first reported by The New York Times. “The number of episodes and the formats for the shows have not been decided,” The Times said.

The newspaper described two potential shows. In one, “Mr. Obama could moderate conversations on topics that dominated his presidency.” Another show “could feature Mrs. Obama on topics, like nutrition, that she championed in the White House.”

Eric Schultz, a senior adviser to Obama, said in a statement Thursday night that the Obamas “have always believed in the power of storytelling to inspire.”

While he did not comment directly on the Netflix talks, he said the Obamas “continue to explore new ways to help others tell and share their stories.”

In the final days of the Obama administration, it was reported that Obama was interested in pursuing digital media ventures after he left office.

Jen Psaki, the White House communications director at the time, told CNN that “he is very interested in how people consume information and the changing trends,” citing online and mobile news consumption.

Heather Graham is one of the most recognizable actresses in Hollywood. Her roles in “License to Drive,” “Swingers,” “Boogie Nights” and “The Hangover” have allowed her to consistently work for the last 20 years. Now, Graham is using her experience and status for a new purpose. The Milwaukee native wants to make movies to empower women.

That’s exactly what Graham did with her latest movie “Half Magic” with Angela Kinsey and Stephanie Beatriz. Heather wrote and directed the movie, which was the first time she had the opportunity to do that in her career. The movie focuses on topics like sex, religion and friendship and is based off bad relationships and situations the actress faced in her own life.

Graham stopped by the CBS Local Studios in New York to discuss her new movie, her career in Hollywood and being apart of a movement that is finally standing up to the old guard in the movie business.

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/08/cbs-local-interview-heather-graham-on-half-magic-career/feed/0No Charges For Agent Accused Of Groping Terry Crews At Partyhttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/07/terry-crews-agent-no-charges-groping/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/07/terry-crews-agent-no-charges-groping/#respondThu, 08 Mar 2018 04:42:27 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=512324The DA said Adam Venit, an agent at William Morris Endeavor, twice grabbed Crews by the groin, but because there was no contact with his skin, and no restraint involved, the allegations were not a felony.]]>

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a talent agent whom actor Terry Crews said groped him at a Hollywood party.

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Adam Venit, an agent at William Morris Endeavor, twice grabbed Crews by the groin, but because there was no contact with his skin, and no restraint involved, the allegations were not a felony.

They sent the case to the Los Angeles city attorney, who prosecutes misdemeanors. The city attorney’s office said Wednesday the statute of limitations for them to prosecute Venit had expired. The party was in February 2016. Crews did not report the incident until November 2017.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A lawyer for the man charged with stealing Frances McDormand’s Academy Award said Wednesday that he and his client plan to “forcefully and aggressively resist” the allegations against him.

Attorney Daniel Brookman acknowledged that suspect Terry Bryant can be seen on an Associated Press video holding McDormand’s best actress statuette but those images don’t rise to the seriousness of felony grand theft.

“There’s a big difference between holding an Oscar and what he’s charged with,” Brookman said outside court, where Bryant was expected to make an appearance. “I don’t think his character matches these charges.”

Brookman would not elaborate further about Bryant’s actions or intentions.

Bryant, 47, walked out of the Governors Ball Oscars after-party with the trophy on Sunday night, authorities said. He was captured on the AP video holding it proudly over his head and saying, “All right baby boys and baby girls.”

He quickly gave it up when confronted by a photographer, police said.

McDormand won the Oscar, her second, for her performance in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”

Bryant could get three years in jail if convicted.

Brookman said Bryant will plead not guilty and ask for a reduction of his $20,000 bail.

Naomi Levy, a rabbi who came to court to support Bryant, said he is part of her spiritual congregation and never misses a meeting.

“He’s a sweet and gentle man of faith,” Levy said.

Copyright 2018 The Associated Press.

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/07/oscar-theft/feed/0Playboy Mansion Gets Protected Status Under New Ownerhttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/06/playboy-mansion-protected/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/06/playboy-mansion-protected/#respondTue, 06 Mar 2018 23:33:34 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=512094He agreed to not demolish the 20,000-square-foot main residence as he proceeds with plans to connect the mansion and its grounds to his 2-acre plot next door.]]>

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The new owner of the Playboy Mansion has agreed to maintain the facade in its original condition under an agreement with the city of Los Angeles.

Daren Metropoulos entered into a permanent protection covenant for the 5-acre (2-hectare) property he bought for $100 million. He agreed to not demolish the 20,000-square-foot (1858-sq. meter) main residence as he proceeds with plans to connect the mansion and its grounds to his 2-acre plot next door.

The deal, announced Tuesday by Councilman Paul Koretz, will remain in effect for future owners. City News Service says the designation stops short of giving the building landmark status.

Hugh Hefner, who died last year, bought the estate in 1971 and made it into the epicenter of his Playboy brand and one of the world’s most famous homes.

Copyright 2018 The Associated Press.

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/06/playboy-mansion-protected/feed/0Unique Wu-Tang Album Part Of $7.3 Million Pharma Bro Must Turn Overhttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/05/wu-tang-martin-shkreli/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/05/wu-tang-martin-shkreli/#respondTue, 06 Mar 2018 00:17:15 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=511923Martin Shkreli has boasted he bought the Wu-Tang Clan "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" album for $2 million.]]>

NEW YORK (AP) – “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli will have to forfeit more than $7.3 million in assets that include his one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album as part of his punishment in his securities fraud case, a judge ruled Monday.

U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto issued the order against the jailed Shkreli four days before he is to face sentencing for his conviction last year on charges he cheated wealthy investors in two failed hedge funds he was managing.

Along with the Wu-Tang Clan “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” album that Shkreli has boasted he bought for $2 million, he would have to give up $5 million in cash in a brokerage account. He also would be forced to forfeit other valuables including a Picasso painting and another unreleased recording that he claims he owns, “Tha Carter V” by Lil Wayne.

The judge said the assets won’t be seized until Shkreli has a chance to appeal. His lawyer didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The defense had argued that Shkreli shouldn’t have to forfeit anything because the hedge fund investors actually ended up making a profit from drug company stock he gave them.

The 34-year-old Shkreli is perhaps best known for jacking up the price of a life-saving drug and for his snarky online antics using the “Pharma Bro” moniker.

In a recent letter to the judge asking for leniency, Shkreli wrote, “I was wrong. I was a fool. I should have known better.”

It was an abrupt change in tone for Shkreli from the defiant attitude on display during the trial and even after his conviction when he was still out on bail. The judge revoked the bail and jailed him in September when he posted he would pay a $5,000 bounty to anyone who could get a lock of Hillary Clinton’s hair while the prominent Democrat was on a book tour.

The defense is seeking a sentence of no more than 18 months behind bars. A recommendation from prosecutors is pending.

On a night filled with few surprises, the 90th Academy Awards still ended up being a memorable evening. Jordan Peele became the first black screenwriter to win best original screenplay, Allison Janney and Kobe Bryant won their first Oscars and “Shape of Water” won Best Picture.

Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about the biggest night of the year in Hollywood, her favorite interviews from the red carpet and the impact of the #MeToo movement.

DJ Sixsmith: How will you remember the 90th Academy Awards?

Nancy O’Dell: There are always those moments that stand out. It was a different Oscars compared to some of the other awards shows this year because it was political, but not that political. I think that’s because the Oscars are the last of the award shows in a certain year and a lot of the political statements were made at the other shows. There were some great moments like Frances McDormand asking all the women to stand up in the audience. That was a really nice moment. I think you saw a lot of people opening their envelopes really carefully to make sure no mistake was made this year. I thought Jimmy Kimmel did a very smart hosting job. Rita Moreno wore the same dress that she wore 56 years ago. I was shocked that she still fits in it, that’s not fair. We saw her on the red carpet and she said that the dress had been cut in the back and tied up with strings. Kobe Bryant winning was so unexpected. He was actually emotional on the red carpet. He said it meant as much or more to him than the NBA championships because all his life he had been working towards winning a championship. Winning an Oscar was unexpected, so it meant even more to him.

DS: What would you say was the biggest surprise of the night?

NO: There weren’t as many surprises this year. This year, it seemed like a lot of the front runners won. I don’t think there were any shockers. It didn’t seem like that was the case with any of the winners.

DS: What’s the one movie you are excited to watch now?

NO: I love to go back and look at the winners from a different perspective. I like to go back and skim through the movies I’ve already seen that won best costume design and hair and makeup and see what they look like. I have to watch them quickly because there are so many to prepare for at the ceremony. I’m going to go back and study them a little bit more.

DS: Which interview from the red carpet stands out the most?

NO: One was Kobe Bryant because it was unexpected. The other was Allison Janney. We knew she was probably going to be the winner because she’s done so well, but between her and Laurie Metcalf it was hard to decide who was going to win for Best Supporting Actress. She was definitely one of my favorite interviews on the red carpet because she talked about having talked to Tonya Harding and the movie was told from her perspective and about her childhood and how you just didn’t know any of this. We just knew about the infamous Nancy Kerrigan knee story. We didn’t know any of her background. That movie was interesting because I thought it was told from such a different perspective. We also talked to Sandra Bullock and she is always so much fun. She talked about all the women who have bonded from the new “Ocean’s 8.” They have their own text chain where they talk very frankly.

DS: After several months in which the #MeToo movement has dominated awards shows, how would you describe the progress that has been made in Hollywood?

NO: It was so great. We all know this stuff has been going on for a while where women have been dealing with things like not having the same salary as their male counterparts. You’ve heard it brought up before, but it didn’t feel supported. Now it feels supported. All the women are bonding together and that’s huge. Diversity is also more represented and everyone is bonding together. It’s a big push toward inclusion. It is making a difference. You saw it in the films that were nominated and the people that won. The great thing that Hollywood can do is that because there is so much attention brought to it, celebrities can take a stand and make a difference. There is so much attention being brought to having everyone included.

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/05/oscars-recap-with-entertainment-tonights-nancy-odell/feed/0Greta Gerwig Highlighted At Oscars, But ‘Lady Bird’ Comes Up Emptyhttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/05/greta-gerwig-oscars/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/05/greta-gerwig-oscars/#respondMon, 05 Mar 2018 14:49:21 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=511745Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest.]]>

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest.

But this year, with a culture-wide reckoning over decades of sexual misconduct, a film business in decline, a volatile political climate and the fact that last year the esteemed show couldn’t even manage to present its biggest award correctly, the film academy and host Jimmy Kimmel on Sunday staged a complex and sometimes incongruous dance of attempting to both honor and atone for the past.

In many ways, the show inside the Dolby Theatre went exactly as planned — scripted, tight, full of past-looking montages, forward-thinking speeches and produced to appeal to all. Presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty got a best picture redo, (“What happened last year is Waterhouse under the bridge,” Kimmel quipped) and 86-year-old Rita Moreno got to wear her dress from the 1962 ceremony again.

The Walt Disney Co. sneaked a fair amount of promos (“A Wrinkle in Time,” and “Mary Poppins Returns”) and self-congratulations (for “Black Panther”) into its ABC broadcast and the production did its best to appeal to the “regular moviegoer” by trotting out Gal Gadot and other stars to literally give candy to a theater full of people.

The awards also effectively skirted the awkwardness of having an accused man in the spotlight by shifting around long-held presenter traditions and having Jodie Foster and Jennifer Lawrence present the best actress award instead of Casey Affleck. Emma Stone got her Natalie Portman moment, presenting the directing award to “four men and Greta Gerwig.” Activists like #MeToo creator Tarana Burke were included in a song segment. And three Harvey Weinstein accusers, Ashley Judd, Salma Hayek and Annabella Sciorra, were given a moment to themselves on stage for nothing more than the fact that they were brave enough to speak up before a hopeful video played highlighting a changing industry, post #MeToo and more diverse.

The video highlighted Greta Gerwig, the fifth woman to ever be nominated for best director, Yance Ford, the first transgender nominee for “Strong Island,” Dee Rees, whose “Mudbound” scored a historic cinematographer nomination and the Pakistan-born Kumail Nanjiani, nominated for “The Big Sick.”

The nominees signaled a renaissance. The winners told a slightly different story.

With a more diverse, more international and younger infusion of voting members into the film academy, the movie in love with movies still won the top awards. Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy romance “The Shape of Water,” won best picture, director, score and production design.

“Growing up in Mexico, I thought this could never happen,” del Toro said. “It happens.”

The acting awards, which have been locked for three months, went to the expected winners — all esteemed veterans and three of whom had never been nominated before: Frances McDormand won best actress for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and her co-star Sam Rockwell won for his supporting performance. Gary Oldman picked up the best actor prize for transforming into Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour” and Allison Janney for becoming Tonya Harding’s mother in “I, Tonya.”

At 89, James Ivory became the oldest Oscar-winner for his adapted screenplay for “Call Me By Your Name.” And Christopher Nolan’s ambitious World War II nail-biter “Dunkirk” picked up three technical awards.

But Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” left empty handed, Rachel Morrison did not become the first female cinematography winner (the long-snubbed Roger Deakins got that honor finally for “Blade Runner 2049” after 14 nominations) and Ford was not the first transgender Oscar-winner.

There were glimpses of progress, in Chile’s “A Fantastic Woman,” which starred the transgender actress Daniela Vega, won best foreign film. Disney and Pixar’s celebration of Mexican culture, “Coco,” took best animated feature, as well as best song for “Remember Me.”

“The biggest thank you of all to the people of Mexico,” said director Lee Unkrich to loud applause. “Marginalized people deserve to feel like they belong. Representation matters.”

And Jordan Peele became the first African-American to win best original screenplay for his horror sensation “Get Out.”

Peele said he stopped writing it “20 times,” skeptical that it would ever get made.

“But I kept coming back to it because I knew if someone would let me make this movie, that people would hear it and people would see it,” said Peele. “So I want to dedicate this to all the people who raised my voice and let me make this movie.”

Even McDormand used her moment on stage to make a statement on behalf of women.

“If I may be so honored to have all the female nominees stand with me,” McDormand said.

“We all have stories to tell and projects we need financed,” she added, before uttering the phrase “inclusion rider,” referring to actors signing contracts that mandate a film’s gender and racial inclusivity.

And indeed as the last show in this very long season, made even longer thanks to the Olympics, and with an unprecedented pressure to address all the ills of society and 90 years of movies it was perhaps always going to be too big a feat for one group of entertainers to tackle in a single nearly four-hour production.

There’s only so much they can do, after all, and there is no one like Kimmel to remind everyone that it is still the movie industry.

In an aside about the pay disparity between Mark Walhberg and Michelle Williams for “All the Money in the World” reshoots, Kimmel said upon discovering that both actors were represented by the same talent agency that, “This one shook me.”

Among his notable roles was playing the talented surgeon and stuffy aristocrat, Major Charles Winchester from “M*A*S*H.” He received 2 Emmy nominations for his role after he replaced the character, Frank Burns.

TMZ reports the actor had bladder cancer.

He died at home in Oregon.

Stiers was 75.

]]>http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/03/mash-star-david-ogden-stiers-dead-at-75/feed/0Razzie Awards Name ‘The Emoji Movie’ Worst Film Of 2017http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/03/razzie-awards-name-the-emoji-movie-worst-film-of-2017/
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/03/03/razzie-awards-name-the-emoji-movie-worst-film-of-2017/#respondSat, 03 Mar 2018 21:52:49 +0000Entertainment – CBS Sacramentohttp://sacramento.cbslocal.com/?p=511653Perhaps it was destiny for a movie with a pile of poop as a central character.]]>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maybe it was destiny for a movie with a pile of poop as a central character.

“The Emoji Movie” has received Hollywood’s most famous frown, the Razzie Award , for worst picture of 2017, making it the first animated feature in 38 years to earn the top dishonor.

“Leading this year’s list of movie-misfires is the emoticon-based, talking poop opus,” the Razzies said in a statement announcing the recipients, saying the film came in a year when “Hollywood’s recycled trash heap attained an all-time high” and saw a “toxic-level lack of originality.”

The annual awards bestowed on the worst the movie business has to offer were announced Saturday in their traditional spot, the day before the Academy Awards.

“The Emoji Movie” landed four of the 10 Razzies given out this year, also taking worst screenplay, worst director, and worst screen combo, which was given to “any two obnoxious emojis” from the movie.

Tom Cruise’s attempted reboot of the “Mummy” franchise landed him worst actor. He now has no Oscars after three nominations, but two Razzies. Cruise and Brad Pitt won for worst screen couple for 1994’s “Interview with the Vampire.”

Tyler Perry took worst actress for “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,” the director’s 10th time donning a dress and playing his signature white-wigged matriarch.

Kim Basinger took worst supporting actress for “Fifty Shades Darker,” putting her in the special company of Faye Dunaway, Liza Minelli and Halle Berry as actresses who have won both a Razzie and an Oscar.

Mel Gibson, who last year won the “Redeemer” award for getting an Oscar nomination just a few years after getting a Razzie nomination, is back at the bottom again as far as the Razzies are concerned, taking worst supporting actor for “Daddy’s Home 2.”

“Baywatch,” won the inaugural “Special Rotten Tomatoes Award: The Razzie Nominee So Bad You Loved It!” The award is the result of an online poll held in conjunction with the review site Rotten Tomatoes.

The rest of the Razzie Awards are determined by what the organization says is over 1,000 voting Razzie members 27 countries and from every U.S. state except Montana.